WhatsApp for Windows Phone gets a minor update

WhatsApp for Windows Phone users received yet another update, boosting the version number of the popular messaging app up to 2.12.122.0. However, the app doesn't come with an updated change log, which likely means it's a minor update for bug fixes and unnamed improvements.

Last week, WhatsApp got a rather large update, adding in a number of features such as the ability to select multiple chat messages that can then be forwarded or deleted. If you happen to notice anything major in this latest app update, let us know in the comments.

It was rather hanging since the release of windows phone preview 10512. I had trouble doing alot of stuff..forwarding, and even just trying to view sm1's profile. It was painful to use!!! Now the update fixed all that..it working fine now..

Just hope people know that there are new emojis to be had- the ones with the the different skin tones, and it has been there since the last update. And yes, I'm talking about the Windows version of Whatsapp.

Why is there a news article for every single minor WhatsApp update? It's feels like it happens once a week. I would bet there are over 200 articles in Win central's archives just for WhatsApp. It's kind of ridiculous...

After updating 2.12.112 all my chat history was gone, when I tried to restore from the back up a "failed to restore" message appeared on the screen, then the phone was stuck in creating Fav screen, the only way to get it to work was to uninstall then re-install and chose not to restore older messages, this happened on both my 8.1 and my Win 10 insider preview.

Still no possibility to restrict background data. Whatsapp should only give me a warning, that I won't get notifications, instead, it refuses to open. Ok, disallowing running whatsapp in den background did the trick for me.

To be fair, developing an app needs a lot of time. WhatsApp developers especially are under pressure to deliver quality updates, since they have so many users globally. They also update the change log for every major update. So your argument is invalid. These devs work hard.

What kind of encryption technology does WhatsApp use? There was an article a few months ago that reported WhatsApp had enlisted Open Whisper Systems to enable end-to-end encryption (at rest & in transit). There's been no follow up report on this matter.

I really like to set different backgrounds for different contacts, chat background based on accent color. So no thanks for android version whatsapp. I am really happy with the development and effort they put for Windows Phones.

Did anybody get a prompt that read - "Whatsapp has encountered a problem. Please try to buy the app and open it. If this doesn't work please uninstall and reinstall the app and re-open"? -Of course a few words here and there.

Wrong...
Denim is available for (almost) all Lumia devices... But for most of them is only a name change, since there's no firmware update
Maybe it's some kind of bug (i remember having Denim on my old 720, but every time I turned on PfD, extras+info showed Cyan, it may be a similar issue)

Don't spread wrong information..
Lumia Denim is Available For All Lumia Devices Which Are Running W8 & 8.1 ..
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Some of the carriers like At&T , Verizon delayed in Delivering Denim Updates for various Models..
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And I think @Nathan520 is from India..
Where there is No Carrier problem & Microsoft India Directly Delivers Updates for their Customers..
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Lumia Denim Doesn't brings anything special for Low End phones..
But it brings Pure view camera features for 830 & some other High end phones...

If you are running W10..
Then Extras & info won't show any thing like Cyan or Denim..
But at 1st time when you install W10 it'll show a Notification that ;
Welcome to Lumia Cyan ..
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If you are telling about this then don't worry..
Your phone is upto date with W10 Tech preview..
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If you are in W8.1 then go to Settings - About and check out os & firmware versions..
It should be
OS version : 8.10.14219.341 Firmware Version : 3058.50000.1425.0001
If you are seeing the above versions and also Seeing " Lumia cyan " in Extras & info..
Then you just need to update Extras & info..
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If you are not seeing above Os & Fw versions then you need to update your phone..
For that you need to connect for a WiFi connection..
Or better use
" WINDOWS PHONE RECOVERY TOOL "
It'll automatically downloads the latest available W8.1 OS..

Note ; If you are Enrolled in
" Preview for Developers "
And still you have that app ..
Then Unroll from that program and uninstall that app..
( If problem continues try Hard Resetting)
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Actually Preview for Developers app Promts some Update errors..
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And few customers
( who are still enrolled in Preview for developer )
have failed to get the latest Critical update ( update for fixing unusual automatic Reboot problem ) ..